Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/dubbo/vs/AutoMQ/automq
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/dubbo/vs/AutoMQ/automq.md
Description: dubbo and automq share 3 technologies: JAX-RS, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, and OpenTelemetry. Both are written in Java.

# dubbo vs automq

dubbo and automq share 3 technologies: JAX-RS, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, and OpenTelemetry. Both are written in Java.

- [apache/dubbo](https://seerepo.com/r/apache/dubbo): The java implementation of Apache Dubbo. An RPC and microservice framework.
- [AutoMQ/automq](https://seerepo.com/r/AutoMQ/automq): Diskless Kafka® on S3. 10x Cost-Effective. No Cross-AZ Traffic Cost. Autoscale in seconds. Single-digit ms latency. Multi-AZ Availability.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: JAX-RS, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, OpenTelemetry
- Only in dubbo: curator-recipes, dubbo-configcenter-zookeeper, dubbo-metadata-report-zookeeper, dubbo-registry-zookeeper, dubbo-remoting-zookeeper-curator5, dubbo-zookeeper-curator5-spring-boot-starter, org.springframework:spring-jdbc, com.alibaba.nacos:nacos-client, org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper, org.apache.curator:curator-framework, org.apache.curator:curator-x-discovery, javax.cache:cache-api, dubbo-config-spring, dubbo-config-spring6, dubbo-configcenter-apollo, dubbo-configcenter-file, dubbo-mcp, dubbo-metadata-report-nacos, dubbo-metrics-registry, dubbo-mutiny, dubbo-nacos-spring-boot-starter, dubbo-plugin-loom, dubbo-qos, dubbo-reactive, dubbo-registry-nacos, dubbo-remoting-api, dubbo-remoting-http12, dubbo-remoting-http3, dubbo-remoting-netty, dubbo-remoting-netty4, dubbo-remoting-websocket, dubbo-rest-jaxrs, dubbo-rest-openapi, dubbo-rest-spring, dubbo-rpc-dubbo, dubbo-rpc-injvm, dubbo-rpc-triple, dubbo-spring-boot, dubbo-spring-boot-3-autoconfigure, dubbo-spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure, dubbo-spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-compatible, dubbo-spring-boot-autoconfigure, dubbo-spring-boot-autoconfigure-compatible, dubbo-spring-boot-compatible, dubbo-spring-boot-starter, dubbo-spring-boot-starters, jetty, jetty-server, jetty-servlet, org.apache.dubbo:dubbo-rpc-api, resteasy-client, resteasy-jackson-provider, resteasy-jaxb-provider, resteasy-jaxrs, resteasy-jdk-http, resteasy-netty4, Spring Boot, tomcat-embed-core, tomcat-embed-el, Spring, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, org.jboss.netty:netty, org.apache.dubbo:dubbo, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, redoc, swagger-ui, dubbo-security, dubbo-spring-security, dubbo-spring6-security, org.apache.dubbo:dubbo-auth, org.springframework.security:spring-security-bom, spring-security-oauth2-authorization-server, Model Context Protocol, compiler, javax.activation, javax.activation-api, dubbo-filter-validation, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation, Hibernate, jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api, javax.validation:validation-api, commons-logging, dubbo-metrics-api, dubbo-metrics-metadata, dubbo-metrics-netty, dubbo-metrics-otlp, dubbo-metrics-prometheus, dubbo-observability-spring-boot-starter, dubbo-sentinel-spring-boot-starter, dubbo-spring-boot-actuator, dubbo-tracing, dubbo-tracing-brave-zipkin-spring-boot-starter, dubbo-tracing-otel-otlp-spring-boot-starter, dubbo-tracing-otel-zipkin-spring-boot-starter, log4j-slf4j-impl, logback-classic, micrometer-bom, micrometer-registry-prometheus, micrometer-registry-prometheus-simpleclient, micrometer-tracing-bom, micrometer-tracing-bridge-brave, micrometer-tracing-bridge-otel, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-logging, Prometheus, prometheus-metrics-exporter-pushgateway, sentinel-transport-simple-http, spring-boot-starter-log4j2, zipkin, zipkin-reporter, zipkin-reporter-bom, zipkin-reporter-brave, zipkin-sender-urlconnection, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, io.micrometer:micrometer-observation, io.micrometer:micrometer-tracing, log4j:log4j, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core, io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-otlp
- Only in automq: aws-crt-client, glue, hadoop-common, Hive, iceberg-common, iceberg-core, iceberg-hive-metastore, iceberg-nessie, org.apache.parquet:parquet-column, parquet-avro, parquet-encoding, parquet-jackson, s3, s3-tables-catalog-for-iceberg, s3tables, org.apache.avro:avro, org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-api, org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-data, org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mapreduce-client-core, AWS S3, org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp, slf4j-reload4j, io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations

## Side by side

| | dubbo | automq |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 482,221 lines written, 2,400 code files | 1,339,365 lines written, 3,931 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot and Claude Code | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 9, 2026, 8,433 commits, 41,573 stars | Last push November 12, 2026, 15,357 commits, 10,926 stars |
| Tests | 1,632 test files. 50.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,271 test files. 73.9% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, dubbo or automq?

automq, with 1,339,365 lines written; dubbo has 482,221.

The proof: [AutoMQ/automq's code at commit fcbfb4c](https://github.com/AutoMQ/automq/tree/fcbfb4c6cfbcde669d1242fa11c27c70c82db880)

### Which has more GitHub stars, dubbo or automq?

dubbo, with 41,573 stars; automq has 10,926.

The proof: [apache/dubbo on GitHub](https://github.com/apache/dubbo)

### Which has more tests, dubbo or automq?

automq, with 2,271 test files; dubbo has 1,632.

The proof: [AutoMQ/automq's code at commit fcbfb4c](https://github.com/AutoMQ/automq/tree/fcbfb4c6cfbcde669d1242fa11c27c70c82db880)

### Which was updated more recently, dubbo or automq?

automq: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and dubbo's on November 9, 2026.

The proof: [AutoMQ/automq's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/AutoMQ/automq/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, dubbo or automq?

In both, an AI signed 0.1% of their commits.

## Sources

- apache/dubbo: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 1cf125c (https://github.com/apache/dubbo/tree/1cf125c421691ab2b3f1b82f0125be03eff338c9)
- AutoMQ/automq: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit fcbfb4c (https://github.com/AutoMQ/automq/tree/fcbfb4c6cfbcde669d1242fa11c27c70c82db880)

## What is your repo built with?

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